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Dean Mantz

Educational Leadership:Teaching Screenagers:Teaching the iGeneration - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 31 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • The resources included videos for those who learned by more kinesthetic and auditory modalities, written newspaper reports for those who learned best by visual modalities, and even interactive websites for those with a more tactile and kinesthetic learning style.
  • For example
  • Instead of showing the video in class, you might have them watch it on YouTube as a homework assignment.
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  • access the video 24/7
  • using technology to enhance education doesn't mean that we should move classes totally online. Students need face-to-face social interaction, especially in the primary and middle school grades.
  • The point is not to "teach with technology" but to use technology to convey content more powerfully and efficiently.
  • Baby Boomers, in general, prefer face-to-face or telephone communication
  • seem to embrace both cell phones and e-mail, with a bit of instant messaging thrown in.
  • Gen Xers
  • Net Generation
  • social networks like Facebook, instant messages, Skype, and texting.
  • iGeneration, a phone is not a phone. It is a portable computer
  • born between about 1925 and 1946 are often called the Traditional or Silent generation
  • Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War, they are characterized by a belief in common goals and respect for authority.
  • Baby Boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964, tends to be optimistic, idealistic, and communicative and to value education and consumer goods.
  • born between 1965 and 1979, were defined by Douglas Coupland (1991) as Generation X
  • not as easily categorized.
  • 1980s and the birth of the World Wide Web
  • Generation Y, simply meaning the generation after X.
  • Don Tapscott's (1999) term—the Net Generation
Dean Mantz

Interesting Ways | edte.ch - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 13 Nov 09 - Cached
  • My Interesting Ways to Use series has been really successful. I measure their success in how useful they are to teachers and other educators in helping with professional development. I say “My” in the loosest sense of ownership really, as with all of the presentations they belong to us all. I just kickstart them and point them off in the right direction.
  • Dean Mantz on 13 Nov 09
     
    "My Interesting Ways to Use series has been really successful. I measure their success in how useful they are to teachers and other educators in helping with professional development. I say "My" in the loosest sense of ownership really, as with all of the presentations they belong to us all. I just kickstart them and point them off in the right direction."
Sheryl A. McCoy

The Constant Conference: Building a PLN with Twitter, Blogs, and Plurk « teac... - 0 views

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shared by Sheryl A. McCoy on 12 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Sheryl A. McCoy on 12 Feb 09
     
    This would be an excellent blog posting for teachers in training to read to help understand that opportunity travels down many avenues.
  • Sheryl A. McCoy on 12 Feb 09
     
    The long-term subbing job I have has allowed me some great opportunities so far. I've got my foot a little farther in the door at this school, for one thing. I know about job openings before they happen and I can speak easily to other teachers and administrators.
Dean Mantz

Top News - How tech drives success in Title I schools - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 25 Sep 09 - Cached
  • The report, "Leveraging Title I and Title IID: Maximizing the Impact of Technology in Education," and the guide, "A Resource Guide Identifying Technology Tools for Schools," were released Sept. 24 by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the National Association for State Title I Directors (NASTID)
  • For instance, acccording to the report, Kansas's Technology Rich Classrooms program saw a 10.4 percent increase in third grade state reading scores. In Arkansas, the Technology Integration in the Elementary Classroom project saw third graders' literacy proficiency increase from 67 percent to 84 percent, and among fourth graders from 47 percent to 69 percent.
  • Sixty-seven percent of Title I students have access to a cell phone outside of the classroom, 79 percent have a music or video device, and 46 percent have access to a computer, according to Project Tomorrow's 2008 Speak Up survey data.
  • Dean Mantz on 25 Sep 09
     
    Title I improvements with technology integration.
Dean Mantz

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shared by Dean Mantz on 16 Aug 09 - No Cached
  • Dean Mantz on 16 Aug 09
     
    Welcome to our class wiki! I am excited about using the bookshelves you built in Shelfari as a springboard for discussing books and reading. I love working with all of you, and I look forward to using this wiki as a tool to help us grow as readers and thinkers.
Dean Mantz

SenseBot - semantic search engine that finds sense on the Web - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 03 May 10 - Cached
  • semantic search engine that generates a text summary of multiple Web pages on the topic of your search query. It uses text mining and multidocument summarization to extract sense from Web pages and present it to the user in a coherent manner.
Dean Mantz

The Flip: Why I Love It - How I Use It | Powerful Learning Practice - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 06 Aug 11 - No Cached
  • Dean Mantz on 06 Aug 11
     
    Nice blog post from Powerful Learning Practice and Professional Development for 21st Century Educators. 
Clif Mims

Technology Integration Matrix - 0 views

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  • Clif Mims on 06 Apr 09
     
    The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells..."
Ginger Lewman

Taking control of your Calendars: Part 1 | Betchablog - 0 views

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shared by Ginger Lewman on 07 May 11 - No Cached
  • Ginger Lewman on 07 May 11
     
    I'd been treating iCal as my "source of truth" calendar and then making it sync outwards to Google Calendar.  As it turns out, I now realise I was thinking about it all wrong. The trick is to make the Google Calendar the "source of truth" calendar and then have it sync out to everywhere else.
Dean Mantz

Teach With Video » Should I integrate tech? - 0 views

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  • Dean Mantz on 30 Apr 12
     
    2 Key questions to ask yourself when looking to integrate technology into classroom lessons. 
Dean Mantz

50 Best Blogs for Future Teachers - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 09 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • Dean Mantz on 09 Jul 12
     
    Edudemic has compiled a list of education related blog posts they feel are best for new and future teachers. I would even extend the invitation to veteran teachers too.
Dean Mantz

7 Phrases I Never Want to See on Your Cover Letter | The Savvy Intern by YouTern - 0 views

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  • Dean Mantz on 12 Jan 12
     
    Nice insight into what should NOT be in your cover letter.
Dean Mantz

One-to-one notebook computer initiative enhances learning at Lyons - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 27 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Dean Mantz on 27 Jun 10
     
    This was a CDWG article from about 3 years ago when I was working in Lyons, KS.  Very interesting his has appeared on the web by someone else posting it.
Dean Mantz

FAQ on Delicious - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 09 Aug 10 - Cached
  • How do I share a bookmark?
  • In the Send field type the recipients name or select it from the panel that will appear at the bottom of the form. Once you enter one or more recipients into the Send field the Message field will automatically appear below it. In the message field you can enter a short message (116 characters or less) that will be included with your bookmark.
  • What is my Network, and how do I use it?
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  • "people aggregator",
  • What are Network Bundles?
  • view all your friends bookmarks separately from your coworkers' bookmarks
  • To create them, simply go to your settings page and click "Edit Subscription Bundle".
  • What are Subscription Bundles?
  • bundle can then be viewed individually
  • subscriptions into a "sports" bundle
  • To create Network Bundles, go to your settings page and click "Edit Network Bundle"
  • What is social bookmarking?
  • Dean Mantz on 09 Aug 10
     
    Usable processes in Delicious social bookmarking resource.
Dean Mantz

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 22 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • On YouTube, “you can get a whole story in six minutes,” he explains. “A book takes so long. I prefer the immediate gratification.
  • Researchers say the lure of these technologies
  • is particularly powerful for young peopl
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  • Their brains are rewarded
  • not for staying on task but for jumping to the next thing
  • I am trying to take back their attention from their BlackBerrys and video games,” he says. “To a degree, I’m using technology to do it
  • Last semester, his grade point average was 2.3 after a D-plus in English and an F in Algebra II. He got an A in film critique. “He’s a kid caught between two worlds,” said Mr. Reilly — one that is virtual and one with real-life demands.
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